Psalms 83

1 A canticle of a psalm for Asaph. O God, who shall be like to thee? hold not thy peace, neither be thou still, O God.

A Song of a Psalm for Asaph. O God, who shall be compared to thee? be not silent, neither be still, O God.

2 For lo, thy enemies have made a noise: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

For behold, thine enemies have made a noise; and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.

3 They have taken a malicious counsel against thy people, and have consulted against thy saints.

Against thy people they have craftily imagined a device, and have taken counsel against thy saints.

4 They have said: Come and let us destroy them, so that they be not a nation: and let the name of Israel be remembered no more.

They have said, Come, and let us utterly destroy them out of the nation; and let the name of Israel be remembered no more at all.

5 For they have contrived with one consent: they have made a covenant together against thee,

For they have taken counsel together with one consent: they have made a confederacy against thee;

6 The tabernacles of the Edomites, and the Ismahelites: Moab, and the Agarens,

even the tents of the Idumeans, and the Ismaelites; Moab, and the Agarenes;

7 Gebal, and Ammon and Amalec: the Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre.

Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalec; the Philistines also, with them that dwell at Tyre.

8 Yea, and the Assyrian also is joined with them: they are come to the aid of the sons of Lot.

Yea, Assur too is come with them: they have become a help to the children of Lot. (Pause)

9 Do to them as thou didst to Madian and to Sisara: as to Jabin at the brook of Cisson.

Do thou to them as to Madiam, and to Sisera; as to Jabin at the brook of Kison.

10 Who perished at Endor: and became as dung for the earth.

They were utterly destroyed at Aendor: they became as dung for the earth.

11 Make their princes like Oreb, and Zeb, and Zebee, and Salmana. All their princes,

Make their princes as Oreb and Zeb, and Zebee and Salmana; [even] all their princes:

12 Who have said: Let us possess the sanctuary of God for an inheritance.

who said, let us take to ourselves the altar of God as an inheritance.

13 O my God, make them like a wheel; and as stubble before the wind.

O my God, make them as a wheel; as stubble before the face of the wind.

14 As fire which burneth the wood: and as a flame burning mountains:

As fire which shall burn up a wood, as the flame may consume the mountains;

15 So shalt thou pursue them with thy tempest: and shalt trouble them in thy wrath.

so shalt thou persecute them with thy tempest, and trouble them in thine anger.

16 Fill their faces with shame; and they shall seek thy name, O Lord.

Fill their faces with dishonour; so shall they seek thy name, O Lord.

17 Let them be ashamed and troubled for ever and ever: and let them be confounded and perish.

Let them be ashamed and troubled for evermore; yea, let them be confounded and destroyed.

18 And let them know that the Lord is thy name: thou alone art the most High over all the earth.

And let them know that thy name is Lord; that thou alone art Most High over all the earth.